college entrance examination 高考；大學入學考試
Yesterday she entranced the audience with her singing.
這些單詞意思相近，一般都是以事物作主語，人稱作賓語
astonish 表示“使大吃一驚”，“幾乎使人無法相信”之意。
amaze 強調“使驚訝”，有時還有“驚歎”，“佩服”等意。
Waiter, I specifically asked for this steak rare.
This is a select group of French cheeses.
He is throwing a very lavish and very select party.
他正在舉辦一個非常豪華的上流聚會。【第一流的;高級的】
valuable 指有相當價值，可高價出售的，或有用、有益的東西。
precious 指因稀罕、不易得到而很值錢 ，或因本身的品質而具有極大的價值。
His achievement is astonishing and this book is the jewel in his crown.
他的成就令人震驚 ，而這部書則是他的傑作。【王冠上的寶石；最有成就（或最值得驕傲）之處】
He was decorated for bravery in battle.
他因爲作戰英勇而被授予獎章。【予…勳章(或其他榮譽)】
think highly of sb 對某人評價很高
vt. 想象；喜愛；設想；自負 vi. 幻想；想象
fancy doing sth. 想要，喜歡做某事
have a fancy for 喜歡， 想要；熱衷於…；愛好
fancy oneself as 認爲自己（可以成爲..）；自以爲是（某種人材）
after one's fancy 中意的，合意的
n. 繪畫；油畫 v. 繪畫（paint的ing形式）
previous 指時間上、順序上較早的 ，或指正在談論的某事的前一個 。
former 系latter的反義詞 ，比prior更著重對比。
foregoing 指前所述的，是following的反義詞 。
prior 與previous同義 ，常可換用，但prior有時強調更大的重要性，對比意味強。
vi. 群集；成群而行；結隊 vt. 把（騎兵）編成騎兵連
Investment by Japanese firms has exploded.
Such rumours have only recently been exploded.
"What happened!" I exploded.
explode 指物體爆炸而釋放大量熱能的一刹那。
erupt 主要指火山的爆發，也可用作引申意義 。
burst 強調爆炸能量的突然釋放和力量的突然迸發 。
vt./ vi./ n. 移動，除去；開除；調動；搬家
transfer 一般表示轉送或移交遷移，尤指交通運輸中的換乘或職務的調動等。
remove 作“移動”解時 ，與move可換用，還可指撤職或開除學藉等。
move 普通用詞，指從一處到另一外的任何距離的轉移。
She can know the world only at several removes.
Most of her fears had been removed.
她的恐懼基本上消除瞭。【消除(障礙);取消(限制);解決(問題)】
cast doubt on 引起對…的懷疑；對…産生懷疑
informal 指語言、穿著等随便，也指不舉行任何形式或儀式的活動。
irregular 指不按常規、固定模式或計劃做事；或指不隸屬於任何機構或組織。
She sank two glasses of white wine.
He sinks the needle into my arm.
他将針插入我的胳膊。【(使)埋入;(把…)打入;(使)插入】
Her spirits sank lower and lower.
她的情緒越來越低落。【(心情)變得沉重;(情緒)變低落】
by trial and error 反複試驗，不斷摸索
A Brave Maid
A wooden vase from the Ming Dynasty at the entrance of the reception hall ___1 (amaze) everyone. The artists designed it in a rare style and selected __2 (value) jewels to decorate it. People thought highly __3 its fancy colour of honey and the beautiful paintings on it.
The vase used to belong to a former castle. ___4 when the country was at war, the enemy troops exploded the castle. Debates on how the vase survived went on and on. In order ___5 (remove) people’s doubt, a team of no less than 20 people carried out ___6 informal investigation. The evidences they found showed ___7_ _ a maid took the vase apart and asked a sailor to sink it in a local well. __8 never gave away the secret even under the cruel trial of the enemies ___9 were in search of treasures.
It is worth ____10 (give) this brave maid a fortune in return.
1.amazed
2.valuable
3.of
4.But
5.to remove
6.an
7.that
8.She
9.who/that
10.giving
